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Sorry for neglecting the blog from past couple of weeks. Life just got a bit too real so I needed a break. Things are still rocky but I find myself wanting to write so here I am. I have been looking forward to do my March wrap up since the month started because I was sure it would be amazing reading wise. I was feeling a lot of YA Contemporary and poetry vibes throughout and I ended up reading 6 books.

This book was one of my most anticipated read of the year. The synopsis was amazing, the cover was beautiful, and the writing was mesmerizing. Sadly, I couldn’t understand the story well. It all felt very confusing. The chapters would take you on a high and then leave you completely dissatisfied. I can’t even seem to remember the end now but I do remember screaming in complete frustration when I was done with it. The characters didn’t make sense either. I was very disappointed with this book.

A couple of months back when I had the option of buying the physical book for this title, I refused because I was sure I would absolutely dislike this book. I ended up liking it way more than I expected. There were so many parts I loved and kept screen grabbing them. There were some parts I didn’t like but overall it was a great poetry book. I especially loved the illustrations.

This is a poetry book written by a 14 year old. I wasn’t expecting anything extraordinary because I knew it was her first poetry book and it would take her a few more to get to her best writing stuff. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how good the poetry was. I would definitely read more from her in the future.

After reading Everything, Everything and loving it to bits, I wanted to read more of her work. So glad she has another book. Got my hands on The Sun Is Also a Star and read it as quickly as I could. The topic of immigration and immigrants feels so relatable to me because it kind of cover expatriate issues too and I am an expat. I loved the writing, the characters were good too, I liked alternative chapters of both the main characters, but my favourite was other people and things chapters. What I didn’t like was the insta-love. Super annoying! I was thinking to do a detailed review on this book. I have got more to say on the immigrant/expat issue.

I started A Monster Calls in January or February I guess. Read a few pages and forgot to pick it up again. In March I decided to finish it. I liked the book. We finally have a book that addresses the things a patient’s family/close ones go through too. The writing was good, the characters and the situations were well developed. Unlike others, I didn’t get too emotional over this book.

This is another poetry book I read in March. It started off good and there were a few parts in the middle that were good but overall it felt repetitive. I got tired of it by the middle and wanted to abandon it but I powered through.

One of my new year’s resolutions reading wise was to try out some poetry books. I wanted to start it off by Nayyirah Waheed because I follow her on Instagram and I love almost everything she posts there. Salt is one of her most famous and well-loved work so I decided to read that first.

Her poetry revolves around Africa, colored women and oppression. Most of it was really good. There were also some parts that I didn’t get and some repetitive poetry that wasn’t tasteful to me. Overall I liked this book and would suggest people to read it at least once.

I was provided a PR copy in exchange for an honest review. From the synopsis I was expecting way more from this book than it provided. The story was slow for my liking but the characters were so nicely built and the world as well. The theme of this book was very subtle, so much that you only get to know it when it is explicitly written. I did a goodreads review for this book that you can read (click here). To be honest I still think about this book a lot. The character of Lily and her house come up in my mind quite often.

Where do I even begin about this book? One of the most disappointing reads of 2017 for me. I was expecting so much from this book especially since All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven is one of my most favorite books ever. I don’t know what happened with this one. I could feel nothing for the characters and their situations even though I can totally understand and relate to obesity and not recognizing faces. There were no emotions in this book or any feel to it at all. I read somewhere this book feels like a problem driven book rather an actual story and I am sad to admit it’s true. By the end I wasn’t even interested in how the story will unwrap. I really hope this book was just a fluke and the next book JN comes out with do justice to her abilities as seen in ATBP.

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That was my wrap up and mini review. I hope you guys got a better insight into why I didn’t like the books I read in February. I hope yours was much better than mine. Now I have a question for you; which was the most disappointing hyped up book you read recently? Let me know in the comments below.

I know it is March and I am doing a January Wrap Up but I keep forgetting to do these posts. I am not used to them so it is going to take some getting used to. Bear with me, please. 😀 There is another reason why I am not keen. I keep thinking my bookstagram should be the only place where I do wrap ups but I usually just share my ratings there and knowing me, I love talking about books and if I do a wrap up here I am bound to talk. I think long posts can be a put off but then I also remind myself writing about books passionately is why I started my book blog in the first place so I shouldn’t hold back. What do you guys think? I am going to give wrap ups a go here too from now on and talk as much as I want to see how it goes.

I am sure most of you would be following Sarah Scribbles on Facebook to get a dose of her super hilarious and relatable comics based on a girl character. When I got to know she is coming out with her graphic novel, I knew I would read it. The book is a collection of most of her popular comics that she has already shared on her Facebook page. I didn’t notice any new ones but it was still fun to go through them once again and spot my favorite ones. I believe it was a good idea that she made this compilation. If you love her work this is a good book to purchase. It can also be a good gift to almost any girl and can be a great coffee table book.

To be honest, I can’t even seem to remember what it was all about now. I remember there is a prostitute who is being executed for being a spy. I don’t remember anything else lol. I liked reading it but I was sure by the middle only it’s a book only hardcore PC fans would like or someone who likes similar books or writing style.

3- A Long Conversation by Cassandra Clare (Lady Midnight first edition special chapter)

Rating: 10/5

I mean this story set my soul on fire and desire for more TMI books. I miss the whole world so much. I miss Jace, his awesomeness and imaging Jamie Campbell Bower as him. I also miss Magnus, Alec, Chairman Meow, Church, Isabelle and Simon. I basically miss everyone and all my ships. More TMI books please Cassandra Clare. More Jace and Magnus.

Talk about underestimating a book and then falling for it head over heels. So glad I ended up reading this book and not getting put off by all the rave. This book was well deserving. I did a spoiler free review for this book (Click here for it) that I have linked above and would like you all to read because this book is awesome.

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Alright, I am done. This was fun. 😀

I will see you guys in my next post. Till then I hope you all are having a day and smashing some book goals.

I didn’t think I got as much reading done this month as I would have liked till I started writing this post, ha. The thing is that July was a crazy month. I was uninspired and life was getting too real so I took a bit of a break. I didn’t start reading till 20th July I guess. I know people in a reading slump might be looking at my post crossly because I could read and I did not. It is just that I believe in taking a bit of a break from time to time so that I don’t end up overwhelming or exhausting myself. I go through those two things a lot so this is a good approach for me. Anyone else does that?

I had this book on my e-reader from a while. I didn’t think I would pick it up ever and then one night I was getting bored and started reading it. So frickin’ glad. I loved every single thing about this book. It has become one of my favorite contemporary read.

After the awesomeness of the book above, I really needed to read more so I ended up with this one. I was convinced I would hate Me Before You and picked it only because I made a pact with myself that I would read the book before the movie. I couldn’t wait more I was absolutely losing it because Sam Claflin was killing me with his gorgeous smile. This book was fantastic. I watched the movie right afterward and felt they didn’t catch the essence of the book. I might be wrong due to ‘books are better than movie’ syndrome but this is my opinion.

Sorry for being almost a month late in posting this. I was very busy with life and shizz.

I had no plans of reading anything in June because of Ramadan (religious month). Life is always hectic during that month. But then one night I was pretty much doing nothing and I opened a book and then one thing led to another. xD

First ever series where I gave 5 stars to all three books. If you want to know my complete thoughts, I did an in-depth review that you can read here. (CLICK CLICK!!) The first half is spoiler free. The next half has spoilers and you will be warned beforehand.

I loved reading these books. They were far more than what I expected and is one of my most recommended series now.

Another thing, I don’t link synopsis of sequels when I am doing a monthly wrap or reviewing a series because obviously if you read the synopsis of book 2, 3, etc, you can end up reading spoilers and that’s one thing I hate, ha.

I plan to put up a review for this book soon. This book was good and I liked reading it. I am just not that into contemporary novels but I do try to read a few now and then because I like to stay in the loop.

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Hope everyone had a good June and are reading some fun things this month too. I will catch you guys in my next post very soon.

I read The Selection series by Kiera Cass throughout May. I am going to keep this wrap up as short as possible without giving much away because I plan to do a detailed review on the series because too many feels!! 😀 Also, if you haven’t read it yet, I would suggest read the synopsis for the first book only. Get the idea of the storyline and then let the novels take you through the journey.

April was a very busy month. I was sure I wouldn’t get any reading done. In the end I decided to read some short book because someone needs to finish that Goodreads challenge well in time. I read two books.

Holy moly!! The storyline was so interesting and the whole world building was superb. I had a good time reading it. It is so much different than the usual fantasy books we see in the bookish realm. Expect a review on it very soon! 😀